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I implore Thee, O Thou by Whose summons the hearts
of all them who were nigh unto Thee have soared into
the atmosphere of Thy presence, to send down upon
Thy loved ones what will enable them to dispense with
all else except Thee. Endue them, then, with
such constancy that they will arise to proclaim Thy
Cause, and will call on Thy name, before all that are
in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, in such wise that
the Pharaonic cruelties inflicted by the oppressors
among Thy servants will not succeed in keeping them
back from Thee.

Thou art, verily, the God of power, the God of glory,
the God of strength and wisdom.

LXXXVII: “Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold...”

Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold
Thou mine eye expectant to gaze on the wonders of
Thy mercy, and mine ear longing to hearken unto Thy
sweet melodies, and my heart yearning for the living
waters of Thy knowledge. Thou seest Thy handmaiden,
O my God, standing before the habitation of Thy mercy,
and calling upon Thee by Thy name which Thou hast
chosen above all other names and set up over all that
are in heaven and on earth. Send down upon her
the breaths of Thy mercy, that she may be carried
away wholly from herself, and be drawn entirely towards
the seat which, resplendent with the glory of Thy
face, sheddeth afar the radiance of Thy sovereignty,
and is established as Thy throne. Potent art Thou
to do what Thou willest. No God is there beside
Thee, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.

Cast not out, I entreat Thee, O my Lord, them that
have sought Thee, and turn not away such as have directed
their steps towards Thee, and deprive not of Thy grace
all that love Thee. Thou art He, O my Lord, Who
hath called Himself the God of Mercy, the Most Compassionate.
Have mercy, then, upon Thy handmaiden who hath sought
Thy shelter, and set her face towards Thee.

Thou art, verily, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

LXXXVIII: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I testify that no...”

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I testify that
no thought of Thee, howsoever wondrous, can ever ascend
into the heaven of Thy knowledge, and no praise of
Thee, no matter how transcendent, can soar up to the
atmosphere of Thy wisdom. From eternity Thou
hast been removed far above the reach and the ken
of the comprehension of Thy servants, and immeasurably
exalted above the strivings of Thy bondslaves to express
Thy mystery. What power can the shadowy creature
claim to possess when face to face with Him Who is
the Uncreated?